Keir Starmer indicates he will consider scrapping two-child benefit cap | Poverty
Amid widespread opposition from Labour MPs, Chancellor Keir Starmer has indicated for the first time that he would consider removing the cap on second child benefit. The Prime Minister backed comments from Education Minister Bridget Phillipson, who said removing the cap was one of the measures the Government would consider as part of its child […]
PM Starmer Tells Public to Reject ‘Snake Oil’ Populism
Britain’s new prime minister has called on people to reject the “masquerade of populism” as King Charles III outlined the Labour government’s legislative agenda for next year, which includes pushing for a total tobacco ban, doubling down on environmental efforts, attempting a “reset” of relations with the EU and advocating for the creation of a […]
UK will give Ukraine £3bn a year ‘for as long as it takes’, says Starmer | Defence policy
Keir Starmer said his new government would stick to plans to spend at least £3 billion a year on military aid to Ukraine for as long as the conflict with Russia continues. Speaking after his first official bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the NATO summit in Washington, the prime minister confirmed that […]
Starmer has a rocky road ahead on women’s and transgender issues- Washington Examiner
The clash between women’s rights and transgender issues may be a looming problem as the United Kingdom’s new Labour Party prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, begins his tenure at 10 Downing Street. The left-of-center Labour Party won a landslide victory on Thursday after 14 years of Conservative Party governance. Labour won a whopping 412 out […]
Uncool Britannia? How Britain might feel with the court of Sir Keir | Keir Starmer
aAs Keir Starmer settles into his new job, he will no doubt feel the weight of comparison with his predecessor. Three times before, Labour has come to power after long periods of Conservative rule, and each time it was accompanied by a powerful sense of socio-cultural change. As Mark Twain said, history doesn’t repeat itself, […]
Starmer Scraps Rwanda Migrant Removal Scheme on First Day: Report
On his first day in office, new Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer reportedly scrapped plans to send illegal boat migrants to Rwanda without putting them up in UK hotels. Plans first proposed by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson to tackle the English Channel migrant crisis in 2022 – to have irregular migrants’ asylum claims accepted […]
Ukraine war briefing: Starmer assures Zelenskiy of ‘unwavering’ support | Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Election of a new British government“We thank Keir Starmer for his assurances that Britain’s support for Ukraine remains unchanged in principle,” Starmer’s office said in a call with Zelensky. Continue to provide “unwavering” support to Kiev in its war with RussiaZelensky said he wished the new prime minister every success in […]
Keir Starmer to become new British prime minister after big Labour party win
Keir Starmer will become Britain’s new prime minister following the Labour Party’s landslide victory in Thursday’s general election, the Associated Press reported. The Labour party won a majority of the vote, propelling Labour leader Starmer to power and ousting the Conservative leader, Rishi Sunak, who has been chancellor since October 2022. Labour leader Sir Keir […]
Labour leader Keir Starmer likely winner for UK elections, exit polls suggest
Exit polls for the UK general election have predicted that the opposition Labour Party will win a landslide victory after 15 years of Conservative rule. A poll released shortly after voting closed on Thursday showed Labour leader Keir Starmer will be the country’s next prime minister. “Today the future of the UK is on the […]
The enigma of Keir Starmer – podcast | News
Polls suggest Keir Starmer’s Labour party is on track for a historic victory. But despite growing support for his party, voters seem less convinced by Starmer himself. So who is Keir Starmer, and what do we know about the forces that shaped him? His biographer Tom Baldwin It traces Starmer’s life from his childhood in […]